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The New Merperson Emoji is Wearing a Breast Binder

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Ladyfat · 05/11/2019 10:19

The new “gender neutral” merperson emoji that arrived with Apple’s iOS13.2 is wearing a breast binder.

Is the rejection and suppression of the biological female body really something that needed representation?

No of course it isn’t!

The New Merperson Emoji is Wearing a Breast Binder
The New Merperson Emoji is Wearing a Breast Binder
The New Merperson Emoji is Wearing a Breast Binder
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CuriousaboutSamphire · 05/11/2019 10:52

So they had a masculine looking merperson and, presumably to improve their inclusiveness, they now have a more feminine looking merperson wearing a crop top, cos women's chests are offensive whereas men's are just manly.

Or have I, woman on the street who knows fuck all about Mermaids, made a mistake when I saw the new mermaid emoji now available tand wondered what fucking motion is that bloody thing suposed to be?

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Ladyfat · 05/11/2019 10:47

Haha @Shesaidwhay they just haven’t mentioned enough clownfish!

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Ladyfat · 05/11/2019 10:46

I wrote about it a bit on my blog here: radfemrebecca.com/2019/11/04/merperson-emoji-binder

And whilst doing so found a 2016 study that showed: “Over 97% reported at least one of 28 negative outcomes attributed to binding.”

97%!
I really don’t feel this is a harmless little trend that needs infantilising, it’s normalising a dysphoric internalised misogyny.

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Shesaidwhay · 05/11/2019 10:41

Give them a break. It must be nigh on impossible for a mythical creature to find someone who’ll agree to perform top surgery on them...

Matereality · 05/11/2019 10:29

Shock binders can permanently disfigure breast tissue and restrict breathing. Not cute.

Mumfun · 05/11/2019 10:22

wtf